9th Circuit Affirms Convictions and $452M Restitution for Theranos’ Holmes and Balwani
The Ninth Circuit panel rejected challenges from Elizabeth Holmes and Ranesh Balwani, who questioned the propriety of testimony from former employees of the failed blood-testing company and said any errors in calculating restitution for investors were harmless because the award was warranted to make them "whole.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' conviction upheld
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday issued a decision on Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ effort to overturn her conviction, choosing to uphold it.
Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes loses her appeal
Holmes, 40, a Stanford University dropout, was charged in 2018 in connection with $878 million in losses among investors in her startup Theranos.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' fraud convictions upheld by federal appeals panel
The Bureau of Prisons lists Holmes' release date in 2032. She could try to appeal further, including to the Supreme Court.
US Court Upholds Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes' Conviction
Holmes, who started Theranos as a college student and became its public face, was indicted alongside Balwani, her former romantic partner, in 2018. The two were sentenced in 2022
9th Circuit upholds Elizabeth Holmes' fraud conviction
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the fraud convictions, 11-year prison sentence and $452 million restitution order against Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood-testing company Theranos, for falsely claiming revolutionary technology that could conduct hundreds of lab tests from a few drops of blood.
U.S. appeals court upholds Elizabeth Holmes conviction in defrauding Theranos investors
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction of Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes for defrauding investors with false claims about her company's blood-testing technology.
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Ninth Circuit partially backs Montana logging project in grizzly territory, faults Forest Service over road use
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Supreme Court declines look at bevy of criminal cases
The decision marks the end of the road for several criminal defendants and a police officer accused of excessive force in a ...
Kootenai Timber Plan Challenged by Green Groups Largely Upheld
The Ninth Circuit gave federal agencies a partial win in a legal battle with environmental groups over a plan to harvest ...
Appeals court leaves block on Trump’s birthright citizenship order in place, setting up Supreme Court showdown
An appeals court will not allow the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants, in a ruling that could propel the issue to the Supreme Court.